About trails in Kanawha County, West Virginia

Kanawha County has 129 named trails on the map, covering 141 miles in total, an average of 1.1 miles per trail. That is the 3rd largest mapped trail network among 48 counties in West Virginia. 124 of them are tagged for hiking and 46 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Middle Ridge Trail, at 15.6 miles. 3 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 43 trailheads, 2 campsites, 4 waterfalls, and 14 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Charleston, Nitro, and Marmet.

What the trails in Kanawha County are like

By length, 93 are under a mile, 33 run 1 to 5 miles, and 3 are 5 miles or longer. 5 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Alice Knight Memorial Trail, at 1.0 mile.

Of the 48 with a difficulty rating, 19 easy and 29 moderate. Of the 129 with measured elevation, Old Boundary Road climbs the most, about 2,079 ft, and 3 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

141Total miles

2Campsites

14Boat launches

4Waterfalls

43Trailheads

Middle Ridge TrailHike15.6 mi Old Boundary RoadHike7.7 mi bicycleMTB7.4 mi Jeep Trail3.5 mi Kanawha Boulevard Cycle PathHikeMTB3.0 mi BoomtownHikeMTB3.0 mi Middle Ridge RoadHikeMTB2.9 mi Kanawha River TrailHike2.8 mi Cracker JackHikeMTB2.7 mi Wall Fork TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Laurel's TrailHike2.5 mi Mary Draper Ingles TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Bays Fork TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Hoffman Hollow Interpretive TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Portercamp TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Davis Creek TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Pine Ridge TrailHike1.9 mi Wildcat Ridge TrailHike1.7 mi Cougar TrailHike1.7 mi RADenourHike1.7 mi Elk River TrailHike1.6 mi White Hollow TrailHike1.6 mi North Boundary RoadHikeMTB1.4 mi Southeast Boundary RoadHike1.4 mi Overlook TrailHike1.4 mi Rocky Ridge TrailHike1.4 mi Polly TrailHike1.4 mi Kanawha Boulevard TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Gretel's RunHikeMTB1.4 mi Brier Hollow TrailHike1.3 mi Brier Creek RoadHike1.2 mi Highway TrailHike1.2 mi Teaberry Rock TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Middle Fork RoadHikeMTB1.1 mi Ballard TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Polly HollowHike1.0 mi Trace Fork TrailHike1.0 mi Pac ManHike1.0 mi Alice Knight Memorial TrailHike0.9 mi Oak Flats TrailHike0.9 mi DrifterHikeMTB0.9 mi Bob Ward Pathway TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi C.C.C. Snipe TrailHike0.9 mi Rattlesnake Run RoadHikeMTB0.9 mi Warbler TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Dunlop Hollow RoadHike0.9 mi Johnson Hollow TrailHike0.9 mi Black Bear Mountain Bike TrailHike0.8 mi Capital TrailHike0.8 mi Backhand Bend TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Shrewsbury Hollow RoadHikeMTB0.8 mi Rattlesnake TrailHike0.8 mi Peter & The WolfHikeMTB0.8 mi Beech Glen TrailHike0.8 mi Disco DownhillHikeMTB0.8 mi Logtown TrailHike0.8 mi Patriot TrailHike0.8 mi Tuskegee TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi NNAT/Lake TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Country Roads TrailHike0.8 mi Pigeon Roost TrailHike0.7 mi Cola del Diable TrailHike0.7 mi Mossy Rock TrailHike0.7 mi Carriage TrailHike0.7 mi Hemlock Falls TrailHike0.7 mi Dunlop Hollow TrailHike0.6 mi Humpty Hump TrailHike0.6 mi Sit'n SpinHike0.6 mi Rattlesnake Trail ConnectorHike0.6 mi Fire Road TrailHike0.6 mi Old Boundary Trail0.6 mi Treehouse TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Deer LickHikeMTB0.6 mi Duck HuntHike0.6 mi South Boundary RoadHike0.6 mi Turtle TrailHike0.6 mi Alligator Rock TrailHike0.6 mi ScoutlineHikeMTB0.6 mi Hemlock TrailHike0.6 mi Golf LoopHike0.6 mi Veteran's Memorial TrailHike0.5 mi Rattleback RoadHikeMTB0.5 mi Lindy TrailHike0.5 mi Pine TrailHike0.5 mi Pole Cat TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Pop RocksHike0.5 mi Mary Draper Ingles Trail ConnectorHikeMTB0.5 mi White Tail TrailHike0.5 mi ExciteBikeHike0.5 mi Dunlop TrailHike0.5 mi Rock'Em Sock'EmHikeMTB0.4 mi Flatlander TrailHike0.4 mi Blazing Saddles TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Kaya DHHike0.4 mi Skyline DriveHike0.4 mi Deer PathHikeMTB0.4 mi Eagle Scout TrailHike0.4 mi Fern TrailHike0.4 mi Green Machine LoopHikeMTB0.4 mi Ball Field TrailHike0.3 mi Barred Owl TrailHike0.3 mi Donkey KongHike0.3 mi Crabapple TrailHike0.3 mi Dig DugHikeMTB0.3 mi WildKatzHikeMTB0.3 mi Stables TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi High Lake TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi View MasterHikeMTB0.3 mi Store #1 TrailHike0.3 mi Sissonville High School TrackHike0.3 mi Middel Ridge TrailHike0.2 mi ZenSOM LoopHikeMTB0.2 mi Spotted Salmander TrailHike0.2 mi Skeeter TrailHike0.2 mi Dragon Rock TrailHike0.2 mi Oak TrailHike0.2 mi UC Riverfront Lawn TrailHike0.2 mi Gorman TrailHike0.2 mi Evel KnievelHike0.2 mi C1MTB0.2 mi ZenSOMHikeMTB0.2 mi Public AccessHike0.2 mi Cascade TrailHike0.2 mi Rock Enduro TrailHike0.1 mi E1MTB0.1 mi Honey Bee TrailHike0.1 mi Humpty Bailout TrailHike0.1 mi Hoffman ConnectorHike0.1 mi Kevin Dials Bat TrailHike0.1 mi

Trails by town in Kanawha County

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.